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SUMMARY:Conference: Revisiting Histories and Cultures of African Diasporas, Religion and Belief
DESCRIPTION:The Centre for African Studies of the University of Basel and t
 he Basler Afrika Bibliographien invite to a symposium (9-10 June 2023) on t
 he occasion of the 100th birthday of the Swiss historian and theologian Han
 s Werner Debrunner (1923-1998).\n\nHans W. Debrunner published initially on
  spirituality and belief systems in Ghana as well as on Christian mission h
 istories for both Ghana and Togo. Apart from numerous essays, his monograph
 s Witchcraft in Ghana: as study on the belief in destructive witches and it
 s effect on the Akan tribes (1959) and A history of Christianity in Ghana (
 1967) laid foundations for later scholarship. \n\nDebrunner’s voluminous bo
 ok Presence and Prestige: Africans in Europe. A history of Africans in Euro
 pe before 1918 (1979) remains a classic in African Diaspora history studies
 . He also contributed to the history of Swiss colonial entanglements in Afr
 ica.\n\nAt the sympoisum scholars from North and South revisit themes and t
 opics in Debrunner’s writings and assess some of the influences which his s
 cholarship and also his research archives and library, housed at the BAB, g
 enerate(d).\n\nRegistration:\n\nAttendance is free of charge, please confir
 m your attendance via our online form. Deadline:  6 June 2023\n\nConvenors:
 \n\nDag Henrichsen (BAB): dh@baslerafrika.ch\n\nErnest Sewordor (CASB): ern
 est.sewordor@unibas.ch\n\nVeit Arlt (CASB): veit.arlt@unibas.ch
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